Chapter 120

The high efficiency of the Germans was not covered, and in just one night, a special operations brigade and a heavy artillery regiment were transported into Jinan.

When the Beiyang Army began to bombard, the observers of the Heavy Artillery Regiment had been measuring the numbers, and when the Beiyang Army's artillery fire was ready to end and the infantry began to charge, the 24 105 howitzers of the Heavy Artillery Regiment began to fire.

The first to hit was naturally the artillery positions of the Beiyang Army, and a closer look will show that there were many Germans in such technical units as the heavy artillery regiment. On almost every gun, there are Germans. True, these Germans were all connected with Guò Bob and rented directly from the German army in Qingdao. Of course, the price of these people is not low, and the advantage is that they can form combat effectiveness of heavy artillery units in the shortest possible time.

The sudden heavy artillery bombardment of the bottom line of the 120th decisive battle (11), when the shells whistled, the faces of Chen Guangyuan and He Zonglian changed. The sound of heavy artillery and 75 guns was completely different, and by the time they reacted from the shock, the heavy artillery regiment under the guidance of the Germans had already completed its positioning and began to fire rapidly. From the beginning of the test firing, in less than five minutes before and after, the artillery positions of the Beiyang Army turned into a sea of fire. One by one, clouds rose from the ground, the deafening sound of artillery continued to explode like thunder, and the spectacular scene of shells exploding continued to appear.

At the same time, two artillery regiments equipped by the Self-Defense Forces themselves were fired, and although they were old-fashioned German-made artillery, they were very effective weapons for suppressing infantry. The death squad of the Beiyang Army rushed up with a roar, and was beaten miserably by the artillery that opened fire in an all-round way.

Chen Guangyuan and He Zonglian, who witnessed this qiē with their own eyes, were like ashes. The reason is simple, now that heavy artillery has appeared, the opponent's reinforcements have definitely arrived. Where can reinforcements come from? You don't have to think about the Jiaoji Railway, the Germans are standing on Fang Jianxiong's side naked. This blow is the biggest blow!

Chen Guangyuan hurriedly ordered a retreat, but it was too late. After collecting the artillery of the Beiyang Army, the heavy artillery began to call the infantry. Chase after the infantry who pushed down. All the way to the 120th chapter of the decisive battle (11) The bottom line was extended, and the bullets fell two hundred meters near Chen Guangyuan's headquarters.

Fang Jianxiong had the support of the Germans, and this discovery was tantamount to five thunderbolts for Beiyang.

"Quick, quick, telegraph to the commander! The Germans intervened! Chen Guangyuan shouted to the staff officers around him like crazy.

On this day, Jinan, after a short period of noise, suddenly became quiet. The Beiyang Army no longer attacked. The Wehrmacht also did not attack. It's Tai'an. The battle continues.

After Zhang Xiaohuai arrived at the front line, he immediately made a new deployment. Concentrate all the heavy artillery and bombard the front line of the 5th Division. The various units took turns to attack, and they attacked day and night. At the end of the deployment task, Zhang Xiaohuai stressed: "Now is a critical moment, and the commanders of all units should not consider casualties. Taking the two main Beiyang divisions on the Eastern Front as much as possible is the best result to reduce casualties. ”

Under the order, the troops took turns to go into battle. Day and night onslaught. Relying on the absolute superiority of troops, Zhang Xiaohuai moved his headquarters forward to the range of enemy artillery fire. After this posture was put out, the troops did not dare to slack off. The headquarters of the division commander and the brigade commander were all moved forward. The most ruthless is Huyan Aobo, who didn't do much outside Xuzhou, and directly moved to the front line of the headquarters. Huyan Aobo said ruthlessly, "The city of Xuzhou was blocked by Zhang Xun, which made Li Yifeng out of the limelight. This time, we must not be the first to break through the Tai'an defense line. Lao Tzu will not have the face to see the handsome man in the future. ”

The 6th Division stormed the 5th Division's defensive line regardless of casualties, and the fierce fighting for a day and night finally paid off, successfully tearing through the opponent's defensive line. Zhang Xiaohuai was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately mobilized troops to continue to expand the results of the battle.

Feng Guozhang, who was in Tai'an City, said that he would not run away this time, and ordered the troops to give up resistance, and he was neatly dressed and waited in the headquarters. The first to hit the city of Tai'an, naturally Huyan Aobo's department, saw the white flag hanging on the headquarters, Feng Guozhang sent someone out to say that he could order the whole army to surrender, but he wanted to see the commander. The people below should report it quickly. Huyan Aobo soon came here in person and met Feng Guozhang in full costume.

"I'm the commander of the sixth division, Huyan Aobo, what does General Feng have to say?"

"Feng wants to see Fang Fuguo, I don't know if he can arrange it on his behalf?" Feng Guozhang said that he couldn't do it, so he had to report it. Zhang Xiaohuai saw this situation and hurriedly sent a telegram to Wuhan.

Fang Jianxiong quickly called back: Yes! Pay attention to General Feng's safety all the way!

With Fang Jianxiong's reply, Zhang Xiaohuai personally went to see Feng Guozhang, and after seeing the telegram, Feng Guozhang ordered the 3rd and 5th divisions of the Beiyang Army on the Eastern Front and other troops to stop resisting.

The Third Division in the south of Jinan City, after receiving Feng Guozhang's order, looked at the majestic Daqingshan position, Wu Peifu was silent for a long time. Cao Kun, who had a bitter face, sighed and ordered to send someone to contact the defenders on Daqing Mountain. Cao Kun said: "Lao Tzu has fought for so many years, and he has never seen such a stubborn opponent, and he must surrender to them if he wants to surrender." ”

It was Zhang Fulai who went up the mountain with a white flag, and when he saw Liu Zhenyue and Leng Yu with a face of gunpowder, he saluted very unwillingly and said: "Tai'an Huashuai called and asked the third division to lay down its arms and surrender, and I came to contact me on the order of the division commander." ”

Liu Zhenyue thought that he had heard it wrong, and glanced at the calm cold rain and said, "Leng Laosan, we won?" ”

Leng Yu was not mentally prepared, and subconsciously nodded: "It seems to be oh, why did it fall?" ”

One night, the north wind blew with snowflakes, and the city of Beijing turned into a white world. The sea of all sizes is covered with thick ice, and ordinary children have more places to play.

In Yuan Shikai's opinion, this winter came too early and too cold.

When the news of Jinan came, Yuan Shikai locked himself in the study for a long time, and when the Beiyang ministers were waiting for the news, Yuan Shikai was silent for a long time in the study facing the scenery outside the window.

"Why did you lose?" Yuan Shikai has never been able to understand this problem, and at this time, in fact, any struggle is superfluous. What the Battle of Jinan meant, Yuan Shikai knew better than anyone.

When the knock on the door sounded, Yuan Shikai turned around and shouted angrily: "Didn't you say that no one is gone?" ”

Pushing the door in, it was Yuan Keding, who had a bleak face, his neck shrunk when he was stared at by Lao Yuan, and he quickly explained: "British Minister Zhu Erdian is here." Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, without any joy on his face, nodded and said, "I know." ”

The nose of a foreigner is more than that of a dog in Turin, and the battle of Jinan has been closely watched, and Zhu Erdian knew that the Germans had intervened for the first time. At this news, Zhu Erdian was furious. But there was no way, the Germans did not send troops, they just borrowed the road.

The powerful Beiyang Army, which was defeated in this winter, was Yuan Shikai, who had always been the focus of the British's support, suddenly depreciated at this time. Zhu Erdian naturally could not be reconciled, and the Japanese who should be allies were also ready to move, and the Japanese Minister Ijiin urgently met with Zhu Erdian and proposed that the two countries jointly interfere in China's affairs.

The meaning of Ijiin is that Britain takes the lead, and Japan sends troops to seek benefits in China. The Japanese have a good calculation, but in Zhu Erdian's eyes, Japan is just a dog raised by the British. If Yuan Shikai is allowed to step down, then Britain's interests will inevitably suffer, this is very clear. Therefore, British intervention was inevitable, but it was unacceptable for Japan to stretch its hand too long. After meeting with the Ijiin, Zhu Erdian urgently met with the French and Russian consuls, reached an agreement, and met with the American consuls, but this time there was no positive response. The Americans' attitude was vague, saying that this was China's internal affair and once again emphasizing that the open-door policy is a consistent position of the United States.

Well, the Americans, with lackluster military power, can be ignored. The point is that the Germans, if not contained, the interests of the British Empire in China will suffer a heavy blow.

"Old friend, I already know about the war in Jinan, and now I feel that you need help." Jurdian spoke very directly, and the British liked to play balance, using Japan to contain Russia and France to contain Germany. Now that the Germans have suddenly propped up a regime in China that is strong enough to defeat Beiyang, Zhu Erdian naturally has to resolutely contain it.

"Thank you old friends for thinking of helping at this time, if you can promote peace talks between the north and the south, it will be the best." Yuan Shikai gave Zhu Erdian an unexpected answer. And peace talks again?

"Old friends, Britain, Japan, Russia, and France can all consider sending troops to curb the northward movement of the southern army." Raising his eyebrows, Zhu Erdian said more clearly this time, **The purpose of the naked exposure. As long as Yuan Shikai loosened his mouth, the four countries would jointly intervene militarily. If Yuan Shikai does not let go, the four countries can also intervene, but that will anger Germany and the United States.

"Thank you for the help of friends from all over the world, but after all, this is a civil war in China, and I am trying to promote peace talks between the north and the south." Yuan Shikai once again gave an answer that made Zhu Erdian stunned, China's civil war? That's right, the civil war in China.

That's what Yuan Shikai thinks, it's certain that he won't be willing to fail, but now that the overall situation has been decided, Yuan Shikai is a little worried about the infamy behind him. Yuan Shikai in this time and space, his personal ambition has not yet swelled to the stage of becoming an emperor. Although it is very unwilling to be pulled down from the pinnacle of power, the price to be paid for letting the four countries interfere is huge, and you will be afraid to think about it.

Yuan Shikai didn't let go, Zhu Erdian was very unwilling to leave, and left a message before leaving: "My promise is valid at any time." ”

Since Yuan Shikai did not agree to invite the four ** to interfere, Zhu Erdian had to make other preparations. Zhan Sen, the consul in Hankow, soon received a call from Beijing and ordered him to urgently go to see Fang Jianxiong.

After sending Zhu Erdian away, when Yuan Shikai turned back, Yuan Keding, who looked anxious, said, "Father, why don't you accept Zhu Erdian's interference?" Yuan Shikai looked at him speechlessly, his body shook slightly, his voice was sweet, a mouthful of hot blood couldn't help but overflow, and he was about to fall, Yuan Keding hurriedly reached out to help.

Sitting on the chair for a while, Yuan Shikai, who had a sallow face, waved his hand and said, "Go, call all the people outside in." ”rq！！！